README-ned-settings

NED settings details

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This NED is equipped with a number of runtime configuration options "NED settings" allowing for customization by the end user. All options are configurable using the NSO API for NED settings. Most NED settings can be configured globally, per device profile or per device instance in the following locations:

global /ncs:devices/global-settings/ned-settings/vecima-rpd/ profile /ncs:devices/ncs:profiles/profile:/ned-settings/vecima-rpd/ device /ncs:/device/devices/device:/ned-settings/vecima-rpd/

Profiles setting overrides global-settings and device settings override profile settings, hence the narrowest scope of the setting is used by the device.

If user changes a ned-setting, then user must reconnect to the device, i.e. disconnect and connect in order for the new setting to take effect.

From the NSO CLI the device instance NED settings for this NED are available under:

# config
# devices device dev-1 ned-settings vecima-rpd

Press TAB to see all the NED settings.

Table of contents

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1. ned-settings vecima-rpd
2. connection
3. logger
4. developer

1. ned-settings vecima-rpd

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2. ned-settings vecima-rpd connection

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Configure settings specific to the connection between NED and device.

- connection remote-protocol <enum> (default ssh)

  Configure the connection type for the CLI menu session (default: ssh).

  telnet  - telnet.

  ssh     - ssh.


- connection connector <WORD> (default ned-connector-default.json)

  Change the default connector. Default 'ned-connector-default.json'.


- connection number-of-retries <uint8> (default 0)

  Configure max number of retries the NED will try to connect to the device before giving up.
  Default 0.


- connection time-between-retry <uint8> (default 1)

  Configure the time in seconds the NED will wait between each connect retry. Default 1s.


- connection ssh client <enum>

  Configure the SSH client to use. Relevant only when using the NED with NSO 5.6 or later.

  ganymed  - The legacy SSH client. Used on all older versions of NSO.

  sshj     - The new SSH client with support for the latest crypto features. This is the default
             when using the NED on NSO 5.6 or later.


- connection ssh host-key known-hosts-file <string>

  Path to openssh formatted 'known_hosts' file containing valid host keys.


- connection ssh host-key public-key-file <string>

  Path to openssh formatted public (.pub) host key file.


- connection ssh auth-key private-key-file <string>

  Path to openssh formatted private key file.


- connection ssl accept-any <true|false> (default true)

  Accept any SSL certificate presented by the device.
  Warning! This enables Man in the Middle attacks and
  should only be used for testing and troubleshooting.


- connection ssl certificate <binary>

  SSL certificate stored in DER format but since it is entered
  as Base64 it is very similar to PEM but without banners like
  "----- BEGIN CERTIFICATE -----".

  Default uses the default trusted certificates installed in
  Java JVM.

  An easy way to get the PEM of a server:
  openssl s_client -connect HOST:PORT

3. ned-settings vecima-rpd logger

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Settings for controlling logs generated.

- logger level <enum> (default debug)

  Set level of logging.

  error    - error.

  info     - info.

  verbose  - verbose.

  debug    - debug.


- logger java <true|false> (default true)

  Toggle logs to be added to ncs-java-vm.log.

4. ned-settings vecima-rpd developer

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Contains settings used for debugging (intended for NED developers).

- developer progress-verbosity <enum> (default debug)

  Maximum NED verbosity level which will get written in devel.log file.

  disabled      - disabled.

  normal        - normal.

  verbose       - verbose.

  very-verbose  - very-verbose.

  debug         - debug.


- developer platform model <string>

  Override device model name/number.


- developer platform name <string>

  Override device name.


- developer platform version <string>

  Override device version.